Have you ever shopped at a thrift store? There’s a wide variety of products inside. Everything from clothing to dishes and even books. Everything is donated by people who have decided they no longer want these items.

Thrift stores have always been great places to find good deals. You never know what you’re going to find, and the items are usually in pretty good shape. Just because someone else decided they no longer wanted them, for whatever reason that was, doesn’t mean that you won’t find something that you’ll treasure.

You may have heard that Marie Kondo has a Netflix series called “Tidying Up with Marie Kondo.” Perhaps you’ve already binge-watched the entire series. Perhaps you’ve already cleaned out your entire closet or even your entire home.

If you’re not familiar with the show, Marie Kondo teaches her trademark KonMari method of tidying up to a different family in every episode. One of the first things she has people do is dump all of their clothes into a huge pile and only keep the ones that “spark joy.” This continues with piles of other categories of items throughout the house.

As you can imagine, a lot of items these people find in their homes don’t actually give them joy, so they have bag after overflowingly full bag to donate…somewhere.

People around the U.S. have been watching the show and following in the footsteps of the families featured in the episodes. They also have bag after bag of donations, and thrift stores are noticing a huge difference in the amount of donations as a result.

While some thrift stores have had to temporarily stop accepting donations because they simply don’t have room for any more, other stores are happy about the huge, and we’re talking huge, increase in donations.

If you’re looking for a good deal, there really couldn’t be a better time to hit the thrift stores, but please don’t turn your home into a clutter filled place with all of the treasures you might find. As Marie Kondo would say, only keep the things that “spark joy.”

Watch the video below for more details about America’s rush to tidy up and how thrift stores are responding.

Have you watched “Tidying Up with Marie Kondo” on Netflix? Have you tried the KonMari method? Are you going to hit the thrift stores?